Exciter (song)
| "Exciter" | |
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| Single by Judas Priest | |
| from the album Stained Class | |
| B-side | "Dissident Aggressor" |
| Released | 19 May 1978 (Japan) |
| Recorded | October–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire |
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| Length | 5:34 |
| Label | CBS/Sony (Japan) |
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"Exciter" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1978 album Stained Class. It is the opening track and is an early example of speed metal. According to former guitarist K.K. Downing their drummer Les Binks accidentally came up with the drum intro for the song at a soundcheck on their Sin After Sin tour.
Canadian heavy metal band Exciter took its name from this song.